# Flash floods swamp southeast Australia as record October rainfall forces school closures

https://mins.news/en/item/112360

- euronews, 2026-10-23 08:29 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.euronews.com/2026/10/23/flash-floods-swamp-southeast-australia-as-record-october-rainfall-forces-school-closures

> Flash floods hit southeast Australia, where record October rainfall has forced schools to close. In Morayfield, Queensland, a television reporter took off his shoes and glasses and plunged into rising floodwaters to rescue a driver whose car was rapidly sinking.

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